The importance of social protection measures in achieving Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) 2010, para. 58
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Social protection programmes must devote particular attention to intra household dynamics and the inequalities and processes that create them. For example, qualifying conditions for benefits should move beyond the household and address how resources are distributed within it. The use of household targeting methods can put women at a disadvantage by ignoring the fact that women, in particular older women and girls, often receive fewer resources than men and boys, regardless of household income.
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Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights